The Nugget:
Pro 11:27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. (KJV)
Pro 11:27 He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him. (LXX, Brenton translation)
Pro 11:27 If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get. (GNB, Good News Bible)
Pro 11:27 Whoever eagerly seeks good searches for good will, but whoever looks for evil finds it. (GW, God’s Word translation)
Pro 11:27 Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
Pro 11:27 People are pleased with those who try to do good. Those who look for trouble will find it. (ERV, Easy-to-Read Version)
Pro 11:27 The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him. (NET Bible)
My Comment:
Proverbs 11:27 is another example of a verse which states a cause/effect relationship:
cause: “He that diligently seeketh good”
effect: “procureth favour”
cause: “he that seeketh mischief”
effect: “it [mischief] shall come unto him”
This is yet another new example of a cause/effect relationship passage that needs to be added to the already extensive list at Psalm 9:10 in the New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury.
It is possible to dig still deeper into the study of Proverbs 11:27 by studying the cross references given for this verse:
from the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
Proverbs 11:27
diligently: Shochair, properly, “rising early to seek” what is greatly desired.
he that seeketh: Pro 17:11; Est 7:10; Psa 7:15, 16, Psa 9:15, 16, Psa 10:2, Psa 57:6
from the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Proverbs 11:27
diligently. Shochair, properly, “rising early to seek” what is greatly desired. +Job 8:5 (*S# H7836).
he that seeketh. Pro 17:11, *Est 7:10, *Psa 7:14, 16; Psa 9:15, 16; Psa 10:2; Psa 57:6.
It is possible, and for some this may be very helpful, to further expand the number of cross references for Proverbs 11:27 as follows:
Proverbs 11:27
diligently. Shochair, properly, “rising early to seek” what is greatly desired. +Job 8:5 (*S# H7836). Ge 21:14. 22:3. 28:18. Ex 15:26. 24:4. Mat 5:6. Heb 11:6.
seeketh good. Pr 8:9. Ps 5:12. Isa 49:8. Am 5:14. Mat 5:9. 6:33. **Heb 12:14.
procureth favour. Ge 47:25. Mal 3:16, 17. **Mt 10:42. +*Lk 6:35. Heb 11:6.
he that seeketh. Pro 17:11, *Est 7:10, 1Ki 20:7, *Psa 7:14, 15, 16; Psa 9:15, 16; Psa 10:2; Psa 57:6.
mischief. Heb. ra’a’. [S# H7451. Pr 8:13 (evil). Pr 11:15. Pr 11:19 (evil). Pr 11:21 (wicked). Pr 11:27 (mischief). Ge 2:9, 17 (evil).]
it shall come. Pr 10:24. 14:32.